John Buechsenstein
Wine Instructor|Visiting Instructor – Wine and Beverage Studies
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
Biography
JOHN BUECHSENSTEIN, CHE, has been a winemaker and wine educator in California for many years.
Recently the COO of Sauvignon Republic Cellars, specializing in Sauvignon Blancs from around
the world, he has also made award-winning wines at Fife Vineyards and McDowell Valley
Vineyards. John is a noted educator, serving as Adjunct Wine Faculty at The Culinary Institute
of America at Greystone and at UC Davis Extension where he has lectured on wine sensory
evaluation for more than 30 years. He is a past-president of the American Society for Enology
and Viticulture, a charter member of the Society of Wine Educators, and judges wines
throughout North America. Among his many publications, he co-authored the Standardized
System of Wine Aroma Terminology, known as the Wine Aroma Wheel. (Napa Valley, CA)